Star-studded line-up for Absa Run Your City Tshwane 10K Showdown
The Absa Run Your City Tshwane 10km is shaping up to be an electrifying event on Sunday, with more than 10,000 runners set to line up on Stanza Bopape Street in Arcadia at 8 a.m.
Olympic silver-medallist Katarina Johnson-Thompson has withdrawn from her first heptathlon event since last year's Paris Games because of a minor injury.
Johnson-Thompson, 32, was to take part in the prestigious Gotzis Hypo Meeting to be held in Austria on Saturday and Sunday.
But the two-time heptathlon world champion said on Thursday that she is "really gutted" to not be competing at the weekend after picking up the injury in training.
"I was really looking forward to competing in my first heptathlon since Paris, especially at Gotzis as the event is so special," Johnson-Thompson said in an Instagram post.
"It is with a heavy heart that I've had to make this decision. Thankfully the injury is nothing serious and I'll be back on the track shortly."
The Great Britain athlete won her first Olympic medal in four Games when she finished behind Belgium's Nafissatou Thiam in Paris.
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The Absa Run Your City Tshwane 10km is shaping up to be an electrifying event on Sunday, with more than 10,000 runners set to line up on Stanza Bopape Street in Arcadia at 8 a.m.
Jannik Sinner revealed in his pre-US Open press conference that he was planning to quit professional tennis if he didn't find success early in his career.
SA sprinter Akani Simbine and his long-time coach Werner Prinsloo are fine-tuning their preparations ahead of the World Senior Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, from 13–21 September.